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No. 450,504. Patented Apr. 14, 1891.

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UNiTEn STATES PATENT @Erica FERDlNAND E. CANDA, OFY NEV YORK, N. Y.

CATTL SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,504, dated April 14, 18.91.

Application filed August 24, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND E. CANDA, of the city, county, and State ot New York, have invented a new and Improved Cattle- Oar, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to the constructlon of that form of car used to transport cattle in one direction and freight in the other, the object of the invention being to provide such cars with movable partitions or gates which, when not in use, maybe moved to a position beneath the car-roof; and to this end the invention consists of a car divided into compartments by movable skeleton partitions consisting of bars united by springs, said partitions being operated by endless chains that are secured to the lower bar, and of certain other constructions and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the igures.

Figure l is a vertical cross-sectional view of a car constructed in accordance with the terms of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of one of the chain-wheels. Fig. 4f is a detail view illustrating the construction of the crank-ratchet and pawl of the operating-shaft. Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the anged collars through which the lifting-chains pass. Figs. G and 7 show modications of details.

My improvements may be applied to the ordinary form of box or cattle-car such as partly shown in the drawings above referred to, wherein A A represent the sills, B B the corner-posts, C C the intermediate posts, D D the plates, E E the carlings, and F the ridgepole, of the car.

The sliding partitions shown at N are composed of a number of bars d, a, united in a peculiar and novel manner. There is no rigid connection between the bars a a, said bars being clamped to two or more springs c c by clips b h, depressions or recesses d d being formed in t-he bars d a, in order that the Serial No. 175,221. (No model.)

grooves or runs in which the partition is mounted, thus creating a certain amount of friction between the bars of the partition and the cleats forming the runs or ways, which will be sufcient to prevent the partition from sliding down with a rush when being lowered from the upper grooves to its normal position across the car. In fact the friction is suiiicient to hold the partition in any position to which it may be moved.

The grooves or runs c, h, and t', the partitions N are operated, are formed by strips or cleats, as f f', secured to the posts C C, strips g g,secured to the upper side wall 7a, and plates D Dand segments H H, secured to the posts and side walls, as best shown in Fig.'2.

It will be noticed that the side walls n n ot' the segments H H are not concentric; in fact, that the radius of the upper wall n is less than that of the lower wall n', thereby making the Ways or runs h 7L Wider at the middle of the segments than at the ends. It will also be noticed that when the gate or partition N is placed in position the springs c c are on the side toward the centers of the segments H H, the partition being so placed in order that when it is raised the springs will tilt the bars, so that they Will not bind within the curved Ways 7L h, and it is'to further assist the motion of the bars through said curved ways that the segments H H are constructed with non-concentric Walls n n.

The endless chains o o, by which the partitions N are operated, are held by sheaves p p and chain-wheels s s, said chainwheels being fast to a shaft S, which passes through and rides in bearings formed in the sills A A. The openings in the oor through which the chains o o pass are protected by flanged collars c', which project upwardan inch or so above the floor, and thus prevent any of the bedding or excrement from falling upon and -fouling the chain-wheels. These wheels s s are formed with grooved periph eries, in which the chains o o rest, the bearing-surface of the wheels consisting of alternate depressions t t and lugs t t, said lugs being arranged to ensprings c c may be clamped in beneath the ter every other link of the chains, thus renthe springs to cant or tilt the bars within the in which V IOC dering the movement of the chains positive. The action of the chains o o being positive, the attendant can readily separate the cattle into dilerent stalls by simply lowering the partitions and forcing the animals to move to one side or the other.

Each end of the shaft S is formed to fit the socket of 2 crank-handle L, and one or both ends of the shaft is or are provided with a ratchet-wheel 1U, arranged to engage with a pawl w'.. The pawl and ratchet need, however, only be used in the event of the breaking of a gate-spring, as when the parts are in workng order the action of the springs will hold the gate or partition in place; but when a spring is damaged or broken the partition is raised into the grooves i and the pawl w set to hold the parts in place, thus transforming two single stalls into one double one and in no way disabling the ear.

The inner arm q of the blocks q, in which the sheaves p p are mounted, is extended downward and longitudinally slotted at q2, i and through this slot there is passed a bolt f that is rigidly fixed in the block p', which is secured to the post C, the block q being held i against the block p by a nut p2, this construction being adopted in order that the sheaves p 29 maybe adjusted to take up slack in the chains o o.

for adjusting the sheaves p p, I sometimes prefer to use such a device as is illustrated in Figs. G and 7, wherein the block q is shown as being made integral with a slotted plate g', that is provided with a feather g2, which rides in agroove formed in the post C, the plate being clamped to place by two tapj screws i i.

. The chains o o are secured to the lower part, and preferably to the lower bar of the movable partition N, and by this novel connection I am able to completely control the movement of the partition irrespective of the position in which it may be placed.

In order that the springs c c may be relieved of any compressive strainv in supporting the weight of the partition N, I provide the top bar with pins U', arranged to rest on stops fu, secured to the cleats f, when the partition is lowered to the position shown in the drawings, the position of the pins o and stops c being such that when the partition is lowered to its normal position just above the floor, as shown, the stops or pins will come in contact and support the gate, and it consej quently follows that the strain on the springs i will be a tensile rather than a compressive strain, and it will be understood that should an animal rise and throw its Weight upon the gate the strain on the springs would still be a tensile strain, as the gate is entirely supported from'above, that is from its top rail.

Such partitions as Ihave described may be operated from either side of the car by an attendant standing on the ground, who simply applies the crank handle and rotates the shaft S to move the partitions to the required position, and after the cattle have been-discharged the partitions may be raised within the grooves t", where they do not take up useful space.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire. to secure by Letters Patentl. The partition or gate N, consisting of a series of bars united by springs, substantially as described.

2. The gate or partition N, consisting of a series of bars constructed with recesses and united by springs which rest and are secured Within said recesses, substantially as described. v

Jl. The combination, with a gate or1 partition consisting of a series of bars united by springs, of cleats f f and g g and segments 1 H ll, formed with non-concentric walls n n', Instead of the construction just described thereby forming ways e, 7L, and i, and a lifting or operating mechanism consisting of chains o o, secured to the bottom bar of the partition and passing over sheaves p p and chain-wheels s s, carried by a shaft S, mounted in the sills A A, substantially as described.

i. In a stock-car, partitions consisting of slats or bars connected by iexible strips' of sufficient stiffness to maintain the slats in position, said partitions being fitted to guides and connected at one end only to the propelling mechanism, but adapted to be moved thereby in both directions in combination with said propelling mechanism, substantially as described.

5. In a stock-ear, partitions consisting of bars or slats connected by flexible strips of sufficient stiffness to maintain the slats in position, said partitions being fitted to guides and connected at one end only to endless chains adapted to move the partitions in both directions, all in combination, substantially as described.

FERDINAND E. CANDA.

'W itnesses:

EDWARD KENT, J r., tI. SEDGwIcK.

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